Ubuntu: USN-4336-2 (CVE-2017-9044): GNU binutils vulnerabilities
4
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
05/17/2017
07/24/2021
07/22/2021
03/22/2023
Description
The print_symbol_for_build_attribute function in readelf.c in GNU Binutils 2017-04-12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and SEGV) via a crafted ELF file.
Solution(s)
- ubuntu-upgrade-binutils
- ubuntu-upgrade-binutils-multiarch
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